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Family
Dinosaur and Mineral Adventure
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Tenafly Nature Center
When school is out, children ages 5-12 excavate fossils directly from a matrix rock, create a shark tooth necklace, build a dinosaur model, crack open crystal filled geodes and find amber and Herkimer diamonds. This 3 day journey includes Gemstone Mining, authentic Fossil Digs, and fun fact-filled interactive presentations and hands-on projects. Children will see and touch a pre-historic, life-size T-Rex skull, 9 foot leg of an ice age mammoth, real dinosaur eggs, footprints and teeth, amethyst towers and more. They will take home genuine dinosaur bone specimens and other fossils, plus real gemstones, like rubies and emeralds. Children should bring a refillable water bottle and snack (and lunch for full day programs). Rain or shine. Drop off program. Children may attend individual days. Pre-registration is required.
Festival
Immaculate Conception Parish Festival
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - Sunday, June 23, 2013
Where: Immaculate Conception Parish
Immaculate Conception Parish will host its 12th Annual Parish Festival featuring rides, carnival games, delicious foods, tricky trays, raffles, firework nights, wristband days, hot dog eating contest and much more! Great family fun!
Food and Wine
5th Annual Wine & Dine Festival
When: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Where: Salt Creek Grille (Princeton)
Salt Creek Grille Princeton invites you to attend their 5th annual Wine & Dine Festival & Fundraiser, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County (BBBS), on June 20th from 6-9 PM. Set up under big tents on the sprawling Salt Creek Grille lawn, Wine & Dine will once again bring the community together for an outdoor celebration of fine wine, craft beer, cuisine, and music all for a great cause.
Film
The Guilt Trip
When: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Where: Mahwah Public Library
As inventor Andy Brewster (Seth Rogen) is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's (Barbra Streisand) house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride. PG-13 2012 (95 minutes)
Music
Happy Together Tour
When: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Where: State Theatre
The Turtles Featuring Flo and Eddie, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders) Gary Lewis and the Playboys.
Music
Larry Stevens Band plays the Surflight
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Surflight Theatre
The Larry Stevens Band proudly announces its debut show at the Surflight Theatre! Fri June 21 @ 8:30pm. The band features Stevens, Liberty Devitto (Billy Joel), Muddy Shews (Southside Johnny), and Van Manakas (Windham Hill Records). Original material, current rock sound with classic rock roots.
Music
Foreigner
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Mayo Performing Arts Center
With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, Foreigner ranks as one of the most popular acts rock history.
Etc
Coming Home Rescue 4th Annual Pub Crawl To Benefit Homeless Dogs
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Tavern on the Rocks
We begin at Tavern on the Rocks located at 9 Wall Street in Rockaway. $15 in advance $20 at the door. Free tshirt with advance purchase. Drink specials, giveaways, 50/50 and more.
Benefits
Centenary College Scholarship Gala
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Centenary College
Centenary College will host its 16th Annual Scholarship Gala from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on June 21, 2013, at the David and Carol Lackland Center. Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception, dinner and awards presentation, as well as live and silent auctions.
Festival
NJAI@OSPAC Summer Solstice on the Mountain
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
The event of midsummer when the sun attains its highest point in the sky is celebrated by countries and cultures around the world and the ancient pagan solstice traditions are still celebrated by spiritual disciplines around the globe today. Performers and presenters at Summer Solstice on the Mountain will share the power and spirit of multi-cultural rituals, music, dance, chanting, yoga and celebration with audience members/participants.
Festival
Summer Solstice Celebration
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Crystal Lake
The Summer Solstice Celebration is a gathering of regional performers and artists presenting world music, dance, drumming, arts and crafts for children, food and craft vendors, and healing practitioners at the OSPAC amphitheater on five beautiful acres next to Crystal Lake in West Orange.
Music
Louise Mosrie ; opener, The Twangtown Paramours
When: Friday, June 21, 2013
Where: Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
It's no surprise that Louise Mosrie was voted "Most Wanted" at the 2011 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist showcase. This Nashville singer-songwriter backs up some prodigious writing skills with a great voice, emotional delivery, and an engaging stage presence. Opening act The Twangtown Paramours also hail from Nashville, although with some Austin influences. These hotbeds of acoustic Americana suffuse the music of MaryBeth Zamer and Mike Lewis with great vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and soaring harmonies.
Sports
Badass Dash
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: New Jersey Motorsports Park
The race series was created by three of the most unique individuals in the live event business, with a combined resume of over 75 years, specializing in sporting events and live action. Each race consists of a 5-7 k course that will boast unconventional, but achievable obstacles that are truly BADASS.
Family
Storybooks & Scones: A Children's Afternoon Tea
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: Liberty Hall Museum
What do a great book and a cup of tea have in common? The ability to transport you to another place and time! Bring your little adventurer to Storybooks & Scones, and experience an afternoon tea like the Kean children enjoyed at Liberty Hall throughout the years. Includes yummy treats served on real china, a dress-up & play tent, games and prizes.
Family
Civil War Weekend
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013 - Sunday, June 23, 2013
Where: Historic Speedwell
The 2nd NJ Brigade brings the battle between the Blue and the Gray to life through camp life demonstrations, musket and artillery drills, mail call, bayonet drills, cannon firings, a medical demonstration, skirmishes, and more.
Festival
Cupcakefest 2013
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: Lincoln Park
Cupcakefest, now in it's sixth year, is a daylong outdoor festival to raise money for an NJ based animal shelter. This year's event will benefit the Montclair Animal Shelter. Cupcakefest offers live music, free mini cupcakes, vendors, a large tricky tray raffle, and a cupcake eating contest. Event sponsored by Sweet Avenue Bake Shop.
Comedy
Tracy Morgan
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: The Event Center at The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
30 Rock star and former SNL cast member Tracy Morgan surfs into the Borgata. Morgan, an Emmy Award nominee, is known for honing a brand of stand-up that is brash, ribald and sometimes controversial.
Music
City of Angels 5th Annual Rockfest
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: Mercer County Park
Come rock with the Angels at this fun, free event! Held in the East Picnic Area of Mercer County Park, Rockfest will feature live music all afternoon from A Clever Con, Soul Fire, Motherload, Luna Laval, Under Fire, Jeff Palmer Band Kevin Toft Radio Fiction, Mike Matisa, Dana Isles & Facedown and others.
Theater
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers with Edie Brickell
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Where: Mayo Performing Arts Center
In a genre that prizes musicianship above all else, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers have risen to national prominence with their dynamic stage show. This concert will showcase new material performed by Martin and Edie Brickell ("What I Am"), along with the unique hybrid of bluegrass and comedy that Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have been delighting audiences with at their sold-out, critically acclaimed shows.
Festival
Festival de Aibonito, Puerto Rico Family Festival
When: Saturday, June 22, 2013 - Sunday, June 23, 2013
Where: Camden Children's Garden
Enjoy the beauty of tropical plants inside the Plaza de Aibonito, Puerto Rico. This colorful cultural celebration includes Hispanic arts and crafts, games, Puerto Rican activities and delicious tropical fruit. This festival is a part of Camden's Parada San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist parade).
